This engineer got 2nd rank! At second rank in
the All India Civil Services examination, Prakash is poised to be a ‘yes-we-can’
man.

by Devesh Charan,
http://www.careers360.com : AN
engineer by qualification, a stint in the corporate world failed to entice
24-year-old Prakash Raj Purohit. Instead, he aspired to go back to his roots in
Rajasthan (his home state), serve his people and be an agent of change,
especially in the field of education. At second rank in the All India Civil
Services examination, Prakash is poised to be a ‘yes-we-can’ man.

Q: How does it feel to stand second?
A. Honestly speaking, I was a little disappointed when I heard that I was in the
second place; I hoped for more. However, I felt better when I found out that Dr.
Shah Faesal was the one who bagged the coveted top rank, because I believe he
deserves it more than me.

Q: What motivated you to switch fields and join the services?
A. Since I am very fond of Mathematics and perform well in it, I joined IIT to
pursue my engineering ambition. As an engineer and code developer, I experienced
the corporate world, but was never inclined towards it.

So, I left my job in 2008 to prepare for the UPSC examination because I felt the
civil services was a more diverse and challenging option. I reached the
interview stage in my first attempt in 2008 but could not get any further.
Failure propelled me to work very hard and achieve my goal.

I always wanted to do something for our people, and the challenges posed by
public service and directing policies positively, as a member of the
bureaucracy, drew me to the profession.

Q: And your UPSC coaching?
A. I never took up any coaching, as I believe that hard work and a thorough
study of the syllabus is the key to success. You must enjoy whatever you do.

My focus was to complete the syllabus and revise as many times as I could before
the exam. Reference books were numerous; more than 50. I distributed my time
among various topics and made monthly, weekly and daily plans. I was regular
with my academics and did not skip any day without an urgent cause.

Q: What were your reasons for your choice of the optional subject?
A. I selected an optional subject I was proficient in. Since I studied
Electrical Engineering in my graduation and I am keenly interested in
Mathematics, the two served as ideal choices.

According to this year's
IAS topper Mona Pruthi, who chatted with Get
Ahead readers on May 12: 'Only studying hard does
not get you to the top. ...www.srikumar.com/education/civil_service.../ias_topper_page05.htm

A product of the Indian
Institute of Science, Bangalore, Revu then wrote the
exam again and made it to the Indian Administrative
Service (IAS)
this time. ...www.srikumar.com/education/civil_service.../ias_topper_page03.htm

Chandigarh, (PTI) Sandeep Kaur,
the daughter of a peon from Morinda in Punjab, has
made it to the
IAS. Sandeep is the eldest of her three
siblings and ...www.srikumar.com/education/civil.../Peon_daughter_makes_it_to_IAS.htm

It was here, after all, that
Kuldeep Chahal (27) burnt the midnight oil and
covered the distance between an ASI (assistant
sub-inspector) and an
IAS. ...www.srikumar.com/education/.../ast_to_ias_journey_of_a_farmers_son.htm

“The myth that only toppers can
become
IAS officers has been busted. Past results show
a steady rise in academically average students
cracking the ...www.srikumar.com/.../success_stories_spur_on_rural_ias_aspirants_to_city.htm

Happy and satisfied at her
performance, Chitrangna said over the phone that her
first preference is Indian Foreign Services,
followed by
IAS and Revenue ...www.srikumar.com/education/.../himachal_girl_ranks_59_in_ias_exam.htm

A. When I was in my school, my
uncle motivated me to become as
IAS officer. Later I learnt how instrumental
the bureaucrats are in the development of a ...www.srikumar.com/education/.../interview_with_ias_toppers_sangeetha.htm

It was in 1981 when I had my
first encounters with UPSC through the aspirants (for
IAS etc.) who sought my help to prepare for
certain specific topics in GS ...www.srikumar.com/.../how_to_prepare_ias_and_other_civl_service_exam.htm

Interview with
IAS Toppers-Karthik Adapa ( 2008) ... a
small town in Uttarakhand , Karthik (who was ranked
first in the
IAS exam of 2008) aspires to make a ...www.srikumar.com/.../interview_with_ias_toppers_karthic_adapa.htm

She left her job, refused a UGC
Net scholarship and six other job offers during her
post graduation in Delhi School of Economics and
focused on
IAS instead. ...www.srikumar.com/education/.../job_satisfaction_outweighs_fat_pay.htm

Of the 920 candidates
recommended for appointment to the
IAS, IFS, IPS and other Central ... R.V.
Varun Kumar, “I would have got
IAS with this rank. ...www.srikumar.com/.../divyadarshini-civil-service-2010-rank-holder.htm

'You will be amazed to know that
Faesal wanted to join the IPS (Indian Police
Service), but now he will be joining the
IAS (Indian Administrative Service)', ...www.srikumar.com/.../kashmiri_doctor_who_tops_ias_exam_wants_to_be_a_role_model.htm

Actually, CSE is conducted to
various services under the Government of India, most
popular among them are Indian Administrative Service
(IAS),
Indian Police ...www.srikumar.com/education/civil.../ias_and_civil_service_guidance.htm

Narayan gave his son Rs 40000 to
prepare for his Civil Services exam in New Delhi and
pursue his childhood dream of becoming an
IAS officer. ...www.srikumar.com/education/civil.../success_story_govind_jaiswal_ias.htm

Talking about her future plans,
she said: “I must keep my past and remember why I
became an
IAS. I must not get lost in the lucrativeness
of the job.“ ...www.srikumar.com/education/civil.../i_want_to_improve_bureaucracy.htm

B. Ramaswamy of Ramaswamy's
IAS (RIAS) believes that strong fundamentals
are essential for the success of any approach. The
subject he recommends is ...www.srikumar.com/education/civil.../achieving_the_impossible_upsc.htm